Call of Duty: Black Ops: New Trailer, Exclusive DLC
Posted in Activision, Call of Duty: Black Ops, E3 2010, Microsoft, Treyarch, Xbox 360 by Nick Ward on Monday 14 June 2010 11:46 pmTreyarch’s studio head Mark Lamia kicked off the Microsoft briefing today with a deeper look inside Call of Duty: Black Ops. Along with a brand new E3 trailer for the game, actual gameplay footage ranging from a dramatic tunnel crawl to a Hind helicopter assault was shown off.
After the quick demonstration, Microsoft’s Senior Vice President of Interactive Entertainment, Don Mattrick, took the stage to announce a brand new agreement between Activision and Microsoft that will make all Call of Duty DLC timed exclusives until 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops is slated for a November 9th release date in the UK and US.
Blur Multiplayer Demo Now Available on Xbox Live
Posted in Activision, Blur, XBLA, Xbox 360, Xbox Live by Nick Ward on Tuesday 6 April 2010 6:39 pm
The Blur Multiplayer Demo, previously an early exclusive to beta players, is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the rest of us mere mortals. For those that missed out on the beta the first time around, you no longer have an excuse. What are you waiting for?
Good to Know: Stimulus Package Released Today
Posted in Activision, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare 2, Xbox 360, Xbox Live by Nick Ward on Tuesday 30 March 2010 7:07 pm
Those eager to drop £10($15) on Modern Warfare 2’s first set of downloadable content were reporting issues with loading maps and downloading the new DLC early this morning. Though there were a few hiccups with the new DLC, Major Nelson has confirmed the Stimulus Package is now available for download and working normally. The map pack includes three new multiplayer maps and two reworked maps veterans of the first Modern Warfare will recognize all for the controversial price of 1200 MS Points.
Enjoy it, that is if you can justify that price point.
Something’s Going Down at Infinity Ward [UPDATE]
Posted in Activision, Infinity Ward by Raphael Essoo-Snowdon on Tuesday 2 March 2010 5:30 am
According to G4 some strange things are going down at the studio behind Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward. Apparently the relationship between Infinity Ward and Activision has been pretty “tense” as of lately – tell us something we don’t know. Studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West haven’t been seen since they met with Activision earlier this morning and the staff are described as “on edge”. Read More »